USPTO Patents Application 09867578

j?i.pplicaht Jaspii#ahg<<n aL Attpmey's^DGcket No.; i)6975-l ai^JOQl /.AOLTV 13^

ScriaiiNG; : 0$/86t;^578

Filed : May 3 1, 2001

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Amendments to the Claims :
This listing of claims replaces all prior Aversions and listings of claims in the appl icatipn :

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1. (Currently Amended) A method for making data derived from a video signal
accessible, comprising:

rpej^iying data blanking interval of a video signal;

storing the data received on a storage medium for retrieval based oh a subsequently
received request; [[and]]

indexing the stored data such that an application m^ a portion of the stored data

with a database query: and render^^^m^^^ on the retrieved stored

data, wher e in indexing the sto^

pn?p^ng dataft^ data area and a detail data area,

separating the stored data into index data and detail data, and
loading data to the; 4ata^ tabled
generating display data corresponding to a listing of shows for presentation ias part o^^
electronic programming guide by:

deterMhing seM;c^ of shows.

searcHihg the ihdexv data stored m index data area based on the search criteria
associated with the listing of shows,

identifying one or more shows to include in the listing of shows based on
searching the index data stored in the index data area.

accessing, from the index data stored in the index data area, show information for
the idehtifled one cyr niorfe shows; arid

jgenerating the display data corresponding to the listing of shows based. on.thc
show iriforrnation accessed from the iiidM data stored m the ind^ d^ita area: and

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generating display data corresponding to a show description for presentation as: part of
the electronic programniing guide b v:

determining seardi criteriia asisocia withia particular showv

searchinfe theidMai^xiata^sto^ the: detail data ' area based on ihe search
associated with the particular show.

identiiying show description infonnationlfor the^particuliar show based on
searching ttedetail data^^ data area,

accessing; jfif6ni:tKe;dgtail dM data area; thei show description

infbrmati(3n:for the particular showy and

generatirife; the display ^ia^
show description inforniationmccesSed !ft6m . the de^^^ the detail data^afea.

2, (Original) The method o^ela^ the stdrihg of the data makes the data

accessible to^an application prograni interface.

3> (Qriginal) The met^^ storage medium is'a^isk driv such

that the storing includes ;Storing th!e data; on the disk drive.

4, (Original) Thejmeffiod of d^^^ video signal is. a cable broadcasted
video;.sigrial such that receiving; the' dala^ vertical
blaiiking ihter^ pf the c^le broadcasted vid<S^

5, (Giirrentiy Amended) ^TTie method df claini 1, wherein the video sig^^
terrestrial broadcasted video signal data derived
ffoni the yertieai;blankin^^ of the tdestiftl teirestrial brpatfcasted video signal .

6, (QrigihaiyThe me^ is a: satellite broadcasted
video signal suchethat receiving th^ data included receixang^d^ the/vertical
blankiiigihterval of tlie isatellite broadfcaste^ video signatl .

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7. (Original) The method 1, further comprising deriving the data by parsing diatta
received from the vertical blanking interval of the vidpp signal,

8, (Currentl y Amended) A cpmputer pro bmbodibd iri a computer readable
medium, CQpable of generating digital

blanking iht e i^al 61; d videa si j ^ leasts one cdmputer^readable storage

riiedium stbrinfe one or more computer programSv the one 6r more coihputcr programs
comprising executable instructions thatv when executed by a^processor. perform operations:
comprising;

g receiving code segment that receives feccivihg data represehtihg inforniatiori
communicated in a vertical blanking interval of a video signal;

a g e hefating cod e 'se the data using a

predetermined algorithni; and

a storing ;eode segment that stores storing the generated data on a storage medium,
wherein : Uio rocoiying; code

receiving the data includes:

a samplihg code soginent that periodically samples sampling at least a
portion of.the video signal containing the information,

a code segment that generates generating ^ numeric representation of the
ihformatioh including ail array of values based on sarnples from sampling the
portion of the vided signal the sampling code segrrient,, and

a codeisegment that r e ceiv e s receiving the array as at least a pprtioh of the
data- and

generating the digitalidata includes:

converting values from within the array of values to at least one binary
character string;

coniputihg ah average of several of the array values:

biasing the average to establish a cutoff value: and

classifying the information as electronic^^^p^^ data based .on

whether the received data exceeds the cutoff value.

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9. (Guirently

program of claim 8, wherein the data includes non- video mforniation:andi[[the1] receiving the

data code segment irifeludcs ^

information.

10. yCuirehtly Amei^

program ;:of dairn 8, wherein tha^dep signal is a cedjilfe: bixia^ signal; such thaf;[[t^

i^ceiving tii^ data - cod e segm e nt includes receiving data,

communicated with the cable broadcasted video sijgnal.

1 1 (Currently Americled) The at least one computer-readable storage medium computer
program of cl aim 8, wherein the video signal is a satellite brp video si gnal siich that

[[ihel] receivingi the data oodaoe^^ receiving data

communicated with the satellite broadcasted video signal,

12. (Gurrently Amended) The at least one' computer-readable storage medium computer
progrdrri of claim 8, wherein'thc video sip terrestrial broadcasted video signal
such that [[the]] receiving the data code segment ihcltides Q codfe seCT receiving
data communicated with the telestial terrestrial broadcasted yidep signal.

13. (Currently Amended) The at least; one computer-readable storage medium coniputer
program of claim 8, wherein [[the]] receiving the data code:segment includes a cod e : s e gment
that rocoi VoG receiving data representirig the information communicated with the video signal
from among a vertical blanking interval of the video signal .

1 4. fCiirrcntlv Aniended) The at Icast ohe computer-readabl e storage niedium cbmpufer
program ofclaim 8, wherein at least one of the one or more computer program pirograms is an
embedded software applicatibn.^^

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15;. (Currently AmendediyTlfe M^east or^
program of claim 8, wherein [[the]] digital data obd e^s fe^^

sog^ioiit. for converting the; dataHnto^ a^nxiaithat i is usedi ^ generate an el jectronie programming;
guide.

16-19. (Ganccled)

20\ (Gurrently Amended) The at least one :c6mpute^readable storage m comput e r
program of claim [ [ 19]] 8 ; wherein computing the average of several of the array values the
gveragiilj; codfe

moving average based on the values.

21. (Currently Amended) The at least one computer-readable storage
program of claim [[19]] 8j whereiin the classifying code segment elaGsifi.es classifying the
iriformation includes classifyihgythe iriformation as a clock run in when the average exceeds the
cutoff value.

22. (Gurrently Amended) The at least one computer-readable storage niedi um computer
program of jcl aim 8, wherein the array of yaluesf represent at least cplor information arid control
irifbrmation.

23-25, (Canceled)

26. (Prevadusly Presente^^^^ The riiethod of claim 1 , wherein indexing the stored data
further includes updating all indexes associated with the data taM

27. (Previbusly Present^^^

received in temporary memory pri or to storing the data received on a storage medium.

28; (New) Theimethod of elm 1 , wherein:

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determining^seMch cn the listing of shows includes detenniiung

search criteria that includes yime ran^ channel rai^ge;

searching^the index^ dat^:stored in; the M search criteria

associated with the listing of shows includes s^ index data stored in the index data

area based on the time range arid the channel range;

identifying one; or more shows to include in the hsting of shows based on searching the
index data stored in the index data/area includes identifying one or more shows included within
the time range and the channel range;

. accessing, from the index data stored in the index data area, show information for the
identified one or more shows includes fp for
each of tlie identified one or more shows included within the time range and the channel range;

determining search criteria associated with the particular show includes determining a
time attribute and a shpw reference;

searching the detail data stored in the. derail data area based on the search criteria
associated with the particular show iricludesVsearchirig the detail data stored in the detail data
area based on the time attribute and the show feference;

identifying show description information for the particular show based on searching the
detail data stored in the detail data area includes identifying show description information for the
particular show corresponding to the time attribute and the show reference; and

accessing, from the detail data stored in the detail data area„ the show description
information for the particular show includes accessing, from the detail data stored in the detail
data area, cxtended information about the particular show.

29, (New) The metliod of claim 1 further comprising:

generating display data corresponding to a category-filtered listing of shows for
presentation as part of the electronic projgrammirig guide by :

detcrniining search criteria i ncludi ng a time attribute and a categbiy attribute,
searching the index data stored in the index data area based on the time attribute

and the category attribute.

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batsed m sepcliiflg;tlte in da^a stSi^d in data area/identi^iig^Grie^or

more showsf eprresponding to attribi^e^

acxessirig, irom data stored in tihie inde^c d inibrmation for

thQ^identified cffi^ the catepry'

attribute, and

generating t^^ to the^Category-^ltered lis based

onthe sbQwiinfbnna^^^

id^tified one or mor^ the category attribute.

30, (New) A method for making data derived from a video signal accessible^
comprising;

receiviiig^datare^ pmmimifeatedin a^v

video signal-;

generating digital data based on the data usiiitg a predetermined algorithm; and

storing the generated data on a storage medium;

wherein:

receiving the data includes:

periodically sampUng at least a portion of the video signal containing the

information,

generating a numeric representation of the information including an array
of values based <>n §;am and

receiving the array as at least a portion of the data; and
generating the digital diata includes:

convei^ing values/im within tifte #ray c^ v^^ to at least one binary
character striiigi;

compiftir^^ of the array values;

bia^ingithe aweragei^ establish a butoff value; and

classii^ng electronic programming guide data based on

whether the received data exceeds the cutdiff value.

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Amendments to

The attached replacement sheets of drawings replaces the driginal sheets including Figs. 6-12.
Attachments fonowirig^lastpageof this Amendm^
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